HIGH Two bonafide JRPG classics presented the best they’ve ever been…
LOW …But still not presented in a manner fitting for games such as these.
WTF I’m so sick of HD “collections” that are incomplete.
*Note: This article assumes the reader’s familiarity with both the original Resident Evil 2, and the 2019 remake, and thus includes minor spoilers.
HIGH A chance to play a memorable arcade game I never finished.
LOW The gameplay does not age well.
WTF For something that’s essentially a retro release, this package is way too thin.
HIGH There are some amazing nods to the events of Yakuza 0.
LOW Catching occasional glimpses of Yakuza 2‘s antiquated design shining through.
WTF Virtua Fighter 2 on ‘Easy’ may be the hardest fighting game I’ve ever played.
HIGH The soundtrack is a time capsule of mid-2000s goodness.
LOW Events get repetitive after earning a few licenses
WTF What happened to the sponsored preorder cars?
HIGH The option to switch back to the original soundtrack.
LOW The fact that said option was necessary.
WTF So we get this game, but still no Seiken Densetsu 3 localization?
HIGH Every inch of this game is absolutely breathtaking.
LOW Getting stunlocked to death multiple times.
WTF The camera wonkiness was kept? Really?
HIGH There’s been a lot more Majima added to the original content.
LOW The enemy AI makes for fairly unsatisfying fights.
WTF Those Virtua Fighter 4: Final Tuned cabinets aren’t playable, damn it to hell!
HIGH Finally making it through the hidden dungeon in the desert.
LOW Getting stun-locked by Mummy Dragon over and over again.
WTF 8-bit Lion-Man is male, but modern Lion-Man is female. Are they saying something?
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